With the evolution of portable media such as thumb drives, usb hard drives, and slimmer lighter computers and laptops it’s easier for thief’s or disgruntled employees to walk away with sensitive company information. When most people think of moving their data to the cloud there is a preconceived notion that they are giving up control of their information when in fact it’s the exact opposite. The user experience is improved as all data and applications remain centralized by using hosted desktops or applications and security is increased by keeping all information in the enterprise. Simon Crosby is the CTO of the datacenter and cloud division at Citrix Systems, Inc. Checkout his blog post on cloud computing securtiy here:
http://mashable.com/2011/03/29/cloud-computing-security/